I'm trying to upgrade my 85 hood support with a hydraulic one. The top portion is a direct bolt on to the hood. Does anyone have pictures of how the bottom mounts to the frame (I guess) by the radiator? Unsure what year support I have, but it mounts on the drivers side. The original (scissors type)mounted on the pass. side. I had a mechanical support from an 86 on the drivers side, which is what I'm replacing, but the bottom bracket is different.

I bought a gas charged strut to replace my hydraulic. It was the best move I ever made. Hood comes up with 2 fingers. Here's a shot, not very close up of the bottom of the gas strut which was a direct bolt-on for my 87.

Thanks for the pic! Yours appears to have the 86-87 style lower bracket. The one I have has the late model 88-96 lower bracket. I need to make a bracket, or get a 86-87 like yours. I was hoping there was a way to make this one work, but It's not going well. No bolt holes are lining up. I see a couple of aftermarket sources advertising theirs for $90.00 (just for the brackets) Ouch! I can do better than that.